Notre Dame Football Highlights: Irish Knock Off No. 1 Miami 31-24

Notre Dame knocked off No. 1 Miami, 31-24, and the highlight reel frames the win around CJ Carr and Micah Gilbert. Carr hit Gilbert over the middle to close the second quarter Gilbert got a second one later, “Micah Gilbert touchdown for the second time,” on a throw the broadcast tied to a career marker: “Carr is in his zone with his 45th career touchdown.”

The defense kept Daren Mensah uncomfortable from the start, with Notre Dame getting a sack and collapsing the pocket on third downs before Luke Talich slipped underneath a man-coverage route for a takeaway. The call noted how unusual that was: “Just the second interception thrown on the season from Daren Mensah.” Miami’s last-ditch drive ended with the ball on the ground and Notre Dame scooping it up, and the broadcast signed off with “Ausberry and the defense tonight leaves no doubt and with the season in the balance, the Irish take down the number one team in the country 31-24.”

• Jordan Faison opened the scoring on a fade with a toe-tap in the corner: “That is beautiful by Jordan Faison.”
• Faison also bobbled a punt, scooped it up, and turned it into a return the call credited to his lacrosse background and spatial awareness.
• Nolan James Jr. punched in a short touchdown behind his left guard and center, “Ninth of the season for Nolan James Jr.”
• Talich added a pass breakup on Elijah Lofton in the end zone that the broadcast initially called a catch.